Scope and Content Note

The subseries consists of published and unpublished manuscripts and typescripts of
scripts and librettos by Ted Hughes. In addition, the subseries also includes
broadcast scripts, mainly from British Broadcasting Corporation programs, in which
Hughes participated from 1960-1976.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type.

Manuscripts and typescripts

Box

Folder

Content

116

1

Bardo Thodol, MS

116

2

Bardo Thodol, TS

116

3

Beauty and the Beast, MS

-

-

Beauty and the Beast, Proofs [See Subseries 2.5: The
Coming of Kings and other plays, Proof]
The
Coming of Kings and other plays, Proof]

116

4

A Bedtime Story, MS

116

5

A Bedtime Story, TS

116

6

The Calm, MS draft of monologue fragment and TS fragments
(photocopies) [See also Subseries 2.3: "My Uncle's Wound," and "The Road to
Easington" MS (Not the OP) and Subseries 2.5: The Two Days of Man, MS
and The Wound, MS]
The Two Days of Man, MS
and
The Wound, MS]

116

7

The Candidate, MS

116

8

The Candidate, TS

116

9

The Coming of the Kings, MS and TS

116

10

The Coming of the Kings and other plays, Proof (Includes
The Coming of Kings, The Tiger's Bones,
Beauty and the Beast, and Sean, the
Fool...)
The Coming of Kings,
The Tiger's Bones,
Beauty and the Beast, and
Sean, the
Fool...)

116

11

Conference of the Birds, MS Notebook

116

12

Conference of the Birds, outlines, MS and TS

116

13

Conference of the Birds, Valley outlines, TS

116

14

Conference of the Birds, MS and TS of
bird-language

116

15

Conference of the Birds, MS of poems

116

16

Conference of the Birds, MS of poems

117

1

Conference of the Birds, TS of poems, A-F

117

2

Conference of the Birds, TS of poems, G-O

117

3

Conference of the Birds, TS of poems, P-Y

117

4

Conference of the Birds, TS by part

117

5

Cooper's Creek, MS (loose)

117

6

Cooper's Creek, MS (from notebook)

117

7

Cooper's Creek, Story outline

117

8

Cooper's Creek, TS

117

9

The Demon of Adachigahara, MS and TS

117

10

The Demon of Adachigahara, score (3 copies)

117

11

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, plot outline

117

12

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS

117

13

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS

117

14

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS

118

1

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS

118

2

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS [Acc.
99-01-04]

118

3

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, MS [Acc.
99-01-04]

118

4

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, TS (original) [See also
Subseries 2.2, Wodwo, "The Warriors of the North;" Subseries 2.3:
"Crow Goes to the Movies;" and Subseries 2.5: "A Bedtime Story, MS" and "The House
of Donkeys, MS"
Wodwo, "The Warriors of the North;" Subseries 2.3:
"Crow Goes to the Movies;" and Subseries 2.5: "A Bedtime Story, MS" and "The House
of Donkeys, MS"

118

5

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, TS (copies)

118

6

The Difficulties of a Bridegroom, TS notes

118

7

The Dogs, MS

118

8

The Dogs, TS [See also Subseries 2.2: Recklings, "Small
Events" and Moortown, "Children;" and Subseries 2.5: The Two Days of Man,
MS]

The Price of a Bride, TS [See also Subseries 2.2:
Wodwo, "Skylarks," MS; Subseries 2.3: "Crow Goes to the Movies";
and Subseries 2.4b: Poetry in the Making, "Introduction" and
Appendices and poems]
Wodwo, "Skylarks," MS; Subseries 2.3: "Crow Goes to the Movies";
and Subseries 2.4b:
Poetry in the Making, "Introduction" and
Appendices and poems]

120

14

Sean, the Fool, the Devil and the Cats, MS

120

15

Sean, the Fool, the Devil and the Cats, TS

-

-

Sean, the Fool, the Devil and the Cats, Proofs [See
Subseries 2.5: The Coming of Kings and other plays,
Proof]
The Coming of Kings and other plays,
Proof]

121

1

Seneca's Oedipus, TS introduction

121

2

Seneca's Oedipus, page proof

121

3

Seneca's Oedipus, program for The National
Theatre

121

4

Seneca's Oedipus, revision lines

121

5

Seneca's Oedipus, "Song for a Phallus," MS and TS[See also
Subseries 2.2: Crow, "Song for a Phallus"]
Crow, "Song for a Phallus"]

121

6

Spring Awakening, rehearsal TS

121

7

Spring Awakening, rehearsal S with corrections

121

8

Spring Awakening, corrected galley proofs

121

9

The Tiger's Bones, MS

121

10

The Tiger's Bones, TS

-

-

The Tiger's Bones, Proofs [See Subseries 2.5: The
Coming of Kings and other plays, Proof]
The
Coming of Kings and other plays, Proof]